But when you're concerned that the miserable, boring wasteland in front of you might stretch all the way into forever, not knowing feels strangely hope-like.

About This Quote

When you're concerned that the miserable, boring wasteland in front of you might stretch all the way into forever, not knowing feels strangely hope-like. This quote is about the hopelessness of not knowing whether a situation will end well or not. In a sense, this quote is saying it is better to be hopeful for something terrible ending well than to know it will end badly and be afraid. The quote also seeks to emphasize great things happening abruptly. If you are expecting a terrible thing to happen and it does, your life might change completely and you might be happy and surprised by how much it made you happy.

Source: Hyperbole And A Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, And Other Things That Happened

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